Echonil in the Elderhouse

Echonil in the Elderhouse

With great speed he fled from the land he'd lived so long
For hope that soon he should hear Radia's siren song
So for weeks Echonil passed by brook and field
To Elderhouse so he might learn to pass the dark worlds sheild
If only to see the land of light and peace
Where at long last his heart would find it's release.

Echonil fell upon the steps of Elderhouse with questions fast in mind
'I beg of thee, oh Elderin, grant me wisdom, so my star I shall find.'
But the Elderin stood fast, this land of dark their beloved home
'What you seek cannot be told, lest you live your life to roam,
In search of escape to that which you shall not reach,
for the bonds to break before you are through are difficult to breach.'

Echonils rage burned at these words, for he knew he would have to prove his worth
'I will do as is required, for I will surely die, but in the land of light I shall have rebirth.
Show me how I might inherit that splendid other land
For I will someday turn to shadow and shall live without guiding hand.'
His words moved the Elderin and their pity they laid upon him
For as they were once men like Echonil they saw his future was dim.

'Go east beyond the stones of Denerothe and you shall find the passage there
And when you enter the Great Barrier the trials thou shall find to fill you with dispair.'
With many a thanks Echonil withdrew for he was given what he asked
And when the path before him stretched forth the way home had been masked.
'Move on with courage young Ethonil, for we can guide thee not.
The path you have to find yourself.' The Elderin provide what he sought.